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It has been a crazy day around these parts. We have been talking Kanter, publishing allegations that the NY Times misconstrued quotes and helping John Clay be known to people under 40. Excitement all around. But you may have missed some of what happened if you dont live in the Louisville area. If you click on this link, you can hear the interviews we did with Mike Decourcy of the Sporting News and Gary Parrish of CBSSports.com on the Kanter situation. Both are very informative and will let you know where we are with the situation right now.

Just coincidently, we also had Trey Grayson, the Kentucky Secretary of State on the show today and he enjoyed chiming in on all things Kanter and Thamel. You can hear his segments on the show, along with all the shows from the past week on the widget below.

Been a crazy few hours. We will summarize more tonight, but for now, “Hide Your Kids, Hide Your Fordes, Hide Your Thamels….You Dont Have to Come and Confess, We’re Gonna Find You, We’re Gonna Find You…”

It would be devastating for our 2010-2011 season if Kanter were to miss most or all of it. BUT if he were to be given eligibility for the 2011-2012 season and we added him to that class, we would go undefeated. He’s obviously not worried about money so this could be a possibility.

What happens if Kanter is declared eligible and there is a lock out and this years entire team (sans Jorts) comes back with next years incoming class? Undefeated season? I’m just trying to think positive thoughts here, but damn that would be the best season eva.

Purpose of that post, 20? Is there something you wish to expound on other than 1 guys take? By the way, there were industry sources said the same thing about John Wall from what I read last year about this time.

#15, I ‘preciate that, and will support Matt and KSR in Louisville in
whatever ways I can; but I mean, live broadcasts of UK games.
Perhaps in time Matt’s/KSR’s presence in Louvull will *lead*
to that, but one of the hardest things about living here
(besides Cards fans themselves,) is simply not being able
to see UK games live. Playing them later at 11:30 at night
is a consolation of sorts, but useless if you don’t have
Tivo or other DVR and don’t really want one.

The part Decourcy hits on that Thamel left out is it’s $100,000 over 3 years.

That’s a significant difference in perception than the Thamel article left. As if we have to wonder why Thamel decided to do that.

$33,000 a year covers basic living expenses. Ask anyone making $33,000 a year if that is an opulent lifestyle. Plus, take into consideration that Kanter lived in Istanbul during that time, not Lexington, KY. The cost of living in Istanbul, according to what I’ve read regarding the case is much higher – this isn’t the Middle East, it’s Europe. http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/ec/Maslak_financial_district_Istanbul.jpg (population of 13 million – 2nd largest in Europe, first settled in 660 BC)

Also take into consideration the amount of food a 6’11” 265 lb athlete requires. Real athletes eat constantly, and their diets are more selective in their quest for proteins carbs and good fats = higher food costs.

As an advisor suggested, this is no different than a kid attending a prep school in the US. Scholarships are in the $30,000 – $40,000 range per year. They don’t sign a contract. Neither did he. Do the US counterparts want to play pro ball? Sure they do, someday. I guarantee that when they are ready they will be handed a piece of paper to sign. Well Kanter is no different. Why doesn’t the Turkey team have a signed contract from him? Because he can’t legally enter into one under the age of 18. Same rules apply in the US*.

*Technically, someone under 18 maintains capacity to enter into a contract in the US, it’s just that they can disaffirm it at any time, leaving the adult party holding nothing. This is why many adults chose not to enter into contracts with minors.

31 – By “he”, are you referring to Cal? If so, same crap, different day. I am sure it was Cal that paid him when he was playing in Europe. Isn’t Selby’s amateur status being investigated? I think he is at a pretty big university. Not a peep on that one, and quite frankly, I don’t care anymore. It is what it is.

Well look at it this way. Thamel could have sat on his story and waited for Kanter to lead us to a NC and then dropped the bombshell, thus voiding another final 4 for Calipari. We should thank Thamel for dropping his story now. But is it relly a story. Everybody knew Kanter received some money but we didn’t know how much. There are questions that need to be addressed. On the surface, $100K sounds like a large sum, but consider these points:
#1. It covers 3 years.
#2. Is this in Turkish Denomination or US. If it is Turkish denomination it equates to about $60K US.
#3. Just maybe $20K equavalent US dollares per year would justifiably cover expenses in Istanbul.

I just reread the Thamel article and it appears as if the text has been edited. When it was first released last night it didn’t specify the 3 year time frame, just highlighting $100,000.

Kanters expenses were paid while he was 14, 15, 16.

You tell me, is that a professional basketball player?

The reality is he could make millions right now yet he wants to play for UK. Why the NCAA would prohibit this high profile player from adding quality (which would result in increased revenues for them) and entering it’s money generating machine would be for only one reason… Politics

The Pat Fordes, Peter Thamels, and any other liason for other college programs that can’t recruit the best players. They are the driving force behind this. Hopefully the NCAA is smart enough to see through those challenges and doesn’t penalize a 14, 15, or 16 year old who was never paid “professional” dollars for anything.